Democratic politicians’ husbands rake in record haul during New York event

Doug Emhoff and Chasten Buttigieg's success spurred talk about transportation secretary's veepstakes chances

While Kamala Harris cleared her campaign diary this weekend to finalize her choice of running mate ahead of a swing-state presidential campaign blitz next week, political spouses were hard at work.

The vice-president's husband, Doug Emhoff, and Chasten Buttigieg, husband of the US transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg - a potential running mate for Harris at the top of November's Democratic ticket whose candidacy has been strengthening in recent days - were on New York's Fire Island on Friday for a sold-out event that raised $321,000.